2007_12_05 Windows, Door, and Bleaching before staining

Pella delivered the windows and the front door (there was a mix-up on this and they ended up delivering a right-swing door instead of a left-swing door as the plans called for) and the logs were bleached to get ready for them to be stained. Our builder is negotiating with Heritage Log Homes to see if they will pay for a new front door since they were the ones who sent the wrong info to Pella, but we don't know yet what their response is. More on that later I guess.

This is a shot of the small half-circle windows that will be installed on top of the dormer windows upstairs. I intended to make pictures of all the stuff Pella delivered in case they were stolen, but I quickly forgot to do so!


Here the Pella guys unload the windows from their truck. It as so cold that day that the truck driver (who is from Minnesota) said that he was freezing! I thought that was pretty funny since it was probably only about 35 degrees that day.

Here is a picture of one of the windows that they have put in. They will later have a tape required by Pella to go over all the edges of the windows and then insulation put in between the window and the sides and tops and then have the finish trim installed over the tape, etc.

The door below is wrong! The hinges should be on the right (it looking at it from inside), but they would have to be on the left on this door. Our plans called for a left-swing door (opens from right to left as you look at it from the outside), but they sent a right-swing door. Our plans were correct, but the materials list showed right-swing door and that is what the Heritage home office people sent to Pella. Kathy Pearson is negotiating with Heritage to see if they'll replace the door for free ($3,000+) or what. We'll have to decide ourselves what to do if they don't or if they will but it might be another 3 or 4 weeks to get a new door. We don't know how this will end up yet. :-(

Below Steve Easterwood is bleaching the logs with a bleach/water solution to even out the color difference between the logs. He then washes the bleach off with water. This will have to dry overnight before he starts staining. Then he'll stain them with the honey colored stain.